Judge calls for safer Marble Arch route after cyclist loses leg

The Marble Arch gyratory has a reputation for being one of the most dangerous in central LondonTimes photographer, David Bebber

A judge is to write to Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, to demand urgent action to improve a dangerous junction in London after presiding over the case of a cyclist who lost her leg.

Veronika Pete, 30, a marketing director from London, had her leg amputated above the knee after John Taylor, the driver of a heavy bullion van, turned left off the gyratory junction at Marble Arch, dragging Ms Pete under the wheels in December 2011. Taylor, 47, whose lorry was not fitted with extra mirrors, was found guilty of careless driving last week, He received a fine of £500 plus £800 costs and five penalty points on his licence.

At Westminster Magistrates’ Court, Deputy District Judge Bennett said: “As part of his…